FCT Poll: INEC Declares PDP’s Kashim Winner Of Gwagwalada Chairmanship Election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Kasim polled 22,165 votes, while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Yahaya, scored 17,788 votes. The election was conducted in ten wards of the council. The APC candidate commended INEC for a job well done, but blamed the low turnout of voters on the disconnect between the people and the area councils. The election outcome has implications for the PDP's performance in the FCT.

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